For fellow swiftaholic Joaquin Herrera and me, the evening had been months in the making. Sure, we’d seen Taylor (we’re on a first name basis) before during her Fearless tour in Austin’s Frank Erwin Center, but we were dying to see her production of Speak Now in San Antonio.

We decided to get our Swifty craft on and make matching concert shirts. Sidebar: Glitter really is the herpes of craft supplies. I’m pretty sure my dog is covered in the sparkly stuff.

Here are some highlights from Taylor’s Speak Now stop in S.A.:

1. More is more: With seven costume changes, elaborate stage design, troupe of dancers, full band and, let’s not forget the luminescent spinning tree, the setting for last night’s show looked like a live-action scrapbook.

2. Swiftaholics are inherently friendly people: The sold-out crowd was united in our love of cheesy lyrics and craft supplies. We ooh’d and ahhh’d each other’s homemade shirts and posters. (For Swifty-newbs, 13 is her favorite number. She was born on Dec. 13, etc.)

3. I love confetti: Not one but two blasts of confetti!

4. Ukuleles make everything better: Taylor’s rendition of “Fearless” while sitting at the base of a light tree made me want to buy a ukulele and learn how to play it.

5. She’s not human: She’s just magical. Who else can make flying above the crowd on a balcony look that cool?

The only downside? She walked through our side of the aisle and wasn’t LOOKING OUR WAY! At least I can say I was within three feet of Taylor Swift.

The author and friend/coworker/fellow Swiftaholic Joaquin Herrera with their hero.